It is election time in Zambia, with citizens going to the polls today to elect the President, Members of Parliament and Councillors, and to vote in a constitutional referendum. It looks to be a close race, but unfortunately not as far as women are concerned. What could have been a golden...

The call for more women to participate in politics need more commitment than mere political rhetoric.
Women's role in African politics must go beyond being voters or 'airport dancers'.
Women in Parliament are better placed to fight vices like gender-based violence, child slave, sexual assault and...

WITH the presidential elections just around the corner, provisionally set for 31 July, tensions are high with a recent swell of infighting as political parties draw up primary election guidelines and hold their internal polls. However, the conflict has been ongoing
especially since female...

Last week women from different political parties met in Harare to, among other things, discuss women's participation in the forth-coming referendum and elections. The meeting, convened by the Women in Politics Support Unit also sought to ensure that women deliberately use the forth-coming elections...

Description of government structure: Chief of State: President Rupiah BANDA * Head of Government: President Rupiah BANDA Assembly: Zambia has a unicameral National Assembly with 150 seats. * The president is both the chief of state and head of government. Description of electoral system: The...